®Planning appeal decision
20 Main Street, Great Bowden, Market Harborough, LE16 7HB
Planning appeal 3363096 at 20 Main Street, Great Bowden, Market Harborough, LE16 7HB (Harborough District Council) was allowed on 12 June 2025 by Inspector McHugh I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of both the existing building and Great Bowden Conservation Area.
Erection of fence, new first floor terrace with spiral staircase to lower garden courtyard and replacement of upper rooflight with lower rooflight and door combination from first floor living area to new terrace
- Authority
- Harborough District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McHugh I
- Postcode
- LE16 7HB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of both the existing building and Great Bowden Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring dwellings
What decided it
The proposal would preserve the character and appearance of the building and conservation area and would not have an unacceptably harmful effect on neighbouring living conditions, particularly with the imposition of conditions requiring matching materials and retention of privacy screening.
The benefits to the appellant's living conditions through improved access to private open space were weighed against the minor visual impact on the conservation area and neighbouring properties, with the balance tipping in favour of the proposal given the subordinate appearance of the addition and the effectiveness of the privacy screening condition.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GD8Policy HC1Policy H6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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